SOLUTION: what is the equation that satisfies this. The line passing through the origin and parallel to the line passing through the points (-3, 8) and (7, 4)

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Question 1017900: what is the equation that satisfies this.
The line passing through the origin and parallel to the line passing through the points (-3, 8) and (7, 4)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is no y-intercept, so the equation looks like:
+y+=+m%2Ax+
+m+ = [ change in y ] / [ change in x ]
using the given points
(-3, 8) and (7, 4)
+m+=+%28+8+-+4+%29+%2F+%28+-3+-+7+%29+
+m+=+4+%2F+%28-10%29+
+m+=+-2%2F5+
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The equation is:
+y+=+%28-2%2F5%29%2Ax+
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